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2015 Tour de France, stage 7: Teklehaimanot
Daniel Teklehaimanot (MTN-Qhubeka) rode his way into the polka-dot jersey on Thursday and into history as the first African to lead the mountains classification. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com - View Larger Image.
2015 Tour de France, stage 7: Froome start
Chris Froome (Sky) was the top rider on GC at the start of stage 7, with Tony Martin (Etixx-Quick-Step) out of the race, but Froome did not wear the yellow jersey, since Martin, still technically the leader, was a DNS. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com - View Larger Image.
2015 Tour de France, stage 7: Leader's jerseys, minus one
The Tour de France was short one classification leader on Friday. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com - View Larger Image.
2015 Tour de France, stage 7: Breakaway
The day's breakaway included Anthony Delaplace and Brice Feillu (Bretagne-Séché Environnement), Daniel Teklehaimanot (MTN-Qhubeka), Luis Angel Maté (Cofidis), and Kristjan Durasek (Lampre-Merida). Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com - View Larger Image.
2015 Tour de France, stage 7: Local fans
Even the local livestock got in the Tour spirit on Friday. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com - View Larger Image.
2015 Tour de France, stage 7: Paolini
Luca Paolini (Katusha) is out of the Tour after an anti-doping test indicated the presence of cocaine in his system. The news came after stage 7 was over. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com - View Larger Image.
2015 Tour de France, stage 7: Contador
Alberto Contador (Tinkoff-Saxo) and the rest of the GC favorites bided their time on stage 7, a flat day for the sprinters. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com - View Larger Image.
2015 Tour de France, stage 7: Froome
Chris Froome caught up with his former Sky teammate Mark Cavendish (Etixx-Quick-Step) as the peloton cruised along. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com - View Larger Image.
2015 Tour de France, stage 7: Hydration
The top priority for most riders was hydration during stage 7. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com - View Larger Image.
2015 Tour de France, stage 7: Van Garderen
BMC's young American leader, Tejay van Garderen, is sitting pretty in the top-three on GC going into the weekend's potentially decisive team time trial. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com - View Larger Image.
2015 Tour de France, stage 7: Sprint finale
Stage 7's sprint finish was a nail-biter, but Mark Cavendish (Etixx-Quick-Step) prevailed to take his 26th career Tour victory. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com - View Larger Image.
2015 Tour de France, stage 7: Cavendish wins
With a brilliant final move on the inside of a sweeping bend, Cavendish took the win on Friday. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com - View Larger Image.
2015 Tour de France, stage 7: Celebration
An elated Cavendish broke a drought of nearly two years, not having won a stage since the 2013 Tour. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com - View Larger Image.
2015 Tour de France, stage 7: Cavendish podium
Cavendish took the flowers on the podium. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com - View Larger Image.
2015 Tour de France, stage 7: Froome podium
The race's official leader after stage 7, Froome put on the yellow jersey for his second time this week. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com - View Larger Image.
2015 Tour de France, stage 7: Number 26
Stage 7 was Cavendish's 26th Tour de France stage win, but he still has a ways to go before he eclipses Eddy Merckx's record of 34 stage victories. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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